whoa i just looked at the date and was a little shocked its already august 11th!
i thought july was a busy month for us but looks like august is already shaping up to be pretty eventful.... my two weeks home was filled with highs and lows. i did go out with some friends and proved to be that annoying mom who whips out her phone to show off her baby boy, oh well. my time spent in cda showed me that i don't really belong there anymore well at least not without my other half. it was really difficult doing the things that mike and i love without mike.
the family reunion was also filled with highs and lows. tent camping with a 3 month old was interesting. luckily wes was just born to camp so he was perfect the whole time plus i was set up right next to mom and dad in their trailer... thanks again Dad for hauling all that water so your grandson could bath twice a day!! our week was filled with LOTS of family, 4 wheeling, hiking and river time. it was fun but way different from my drunken, relaxed lake trip last year. i was the over paranoid mom when it came to night time though... yes i did wake my mom up one night because of the coyotes. quick disclaimer: i've been camping my entire life. i love the sound of coyotes. i however do NOT love the sound of coyotes while in a tent with my baby after hearing horrible stories from DAN and CONNIE about dingos eating babies. yes i am a 22 year old wimp who made her mom sleep with her...
now that we're back home in brighton, things were finally getting settled in until last wednesday. Mike's GF got the call that mike is getting transferred... here's the facts as of right now:
-we're getting moved
-we will be moving to either somewhere else in colorado, wyoming, montana, or utah
-we should know when and where sometime monday
-yes i'm freaking out.
i'm freaking out for a few reasons....
1) i'm leaving august 31st on a little plane from denver to las vegas (brandy & mike are finally getting hitched!!!) my little aircraft only flies out of denver and is non refundable. go figure. i can't do anything about it right now because we have no idea where i'll be. stay tuned for more on that.
2) i'm so excited to move! brighton has proved to be less than great. our park is pretty trashy and i'm ready for a change of scenery.
3) wesson has his 4 month check up in 3 weeks. so i'll have to quickly settle in and search out a good ped asap.
i'll be much more relaxed after monday when hopefully we'll know some answers but until than i'm trying to get out home travel ready! and i'll be very relaxed come tuesday-- our TWO year anniversary!! mike is planning on getting off work a little early and we'll be spending the evening at the Rockies baseball stadium enjoying America's favorite pass time :) i'm so excited!! pictures to come!
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
baby weight journey
after being under my original goal weight i decided i better document all this so when we decide to try to baby mcbride #2 i'm ready! thinking back on the whole experience: the months before i got pregnant, the 40 weeks & 4 days pregnant and now the 11 weeks post pregnancy i am really proud of myself. i wanted to have a healthy pregnancy and be a healthy, fit mama and i conquered it!
Pre-Pregnancy:
when we first moved to Wyoming i was probably the most unhappy with my body I'd been in awhile. of course i believe that goes hand in hand with not being happy with myself as well. so i set out to start running. of course we had just gotten Rem so he needed to be walked daily... so why not try running?! i started running and loved it. i honestly don't even know how long i was running for though i wish i would have calculated it but i was gone for about 45 minutes total (walking included.)
i also decided to pick up yoga again. best decision i could have made. i had always loved yoga but didn't have time to fully practice it.
although i was exercising daily the weight just wasn't coming off. i think i lost maybe 5 lbs but i was happy with my results and myself. i was starting to cook more but we were taking full advantage of being 21 and carefree (lots of beer & pizza!!)
to say i was sick during my pregnancy would be an understatement. i threw up my entire pregnancy! maybe 3 week in December i got a break... it was slightly horrible. having all day sickness kind of put my running to a hault. my original plan was to continue jogging until it got too uncomfortable. i'm jealous of those woman who run their whole pregnancies. i couldn't... between my boobs aching and throwing up the whole way i switched to multiple short walks a day.
i stayed with yoga my entire pregnancy. once again probably the best thing i could have done for myself and my little baby. it was relaxing and challenging. instantly it got harder... trying to stay flexible while pregnant is kind of a joke. i'm still trying to touch my toes! i did vinyassa yoga and restorative yoga until i was about 28 weeks than i switched to prenatal yoga. i'm glad i stuck it out the whole way through... it helped me so much with breathing and we all know if you're going natural breathing is all ya got to hold onto!! ouch!
i ate relatively healthy the whole time. i didn't have any strange cravings like some woman, all i craved was fresh fruit. now living in Wyoming searching for fresh fruit, yah damn near impossible! at least when we got back to Idaho i filled my cravings with jamba juice. yum!
Post-Pregnancy:
by the time i was ready to deliver wesson i weighed 170, the heaviest i had ever been. i was so ready to strap my boy in the stroller and get to walking the weight off asap! i had wesson at 40 weeks and 4 days; april 26th. after giving my body, oh a week to recover i decided to start walking. my favorite baby shower present was my Jeep Stroller and man is that thing getting miles put on! i also bought Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. best. video. ever.
"dealing" with my newborn was so simple. yes we got up in the middle of the night but once 5 am rolled around i was ready to go. i'm not a napper and somehow i survived on my few hours of sleep (thinking about it now, yah not sure how i did that) after his morning bath and feed i'd put him down on the couch and pop the DVD in. 25 minutes is nothing to get a good work out in. i tried to get walks in daily but in the beginning that was pretty difficult with the puppy and wesson, who really just wanted to stretch out and sleep.
we moved to colorado when wesson was 4 weeks old. that week i decided it was time to get serious. at this point my sweet baby boy was sleeping through the night 8pm to 6am, yah im spoiled! i was 155 at this point... i was doing my DVD every morning and walking in the afternoons but i just felt like i needed more. so i added in my runs with just Remmi before Mike left for work and Wesson was up. my day now starts at 4:30am (ouch!) i have to get up pump for a half hour than i'm ready to run. i walked first and mapped out my distance that i wanted to achieve. my goal is to get around 3 miles in... right now i can run a little over a mile. i know if doesn't sound like much, but it still amazes me how my body has changed and is still changing! my uterus is still trying to get back to normal and most days during my run my cramps kick and i'm reminded i can't push it or i'll really be suffering!
as for yoga i'm sad to report i'm all alone. my yoga now consists of my favorite poses on my pink mat in the trailer :( i plan on changing this once we get home and grandma can watch her favorite boy!! ;)
our "diet" is not a diet. well if you ask my husband it is because we don't have oreos in the house anymore. if only i had his metabolism! we eat clean and healthy. to me that means we eat have some kind of meats and veggies in every meal, plenty of quick easy snacks to grab and we try to buy all our fruits and veggies from a local stand. cheaper and better tasting! my sweet tooth fix: my iced coffee in the afternoons and a little wine at night! hey can't give it all up!
i'm currently weighed in at 140!! i feel awesome except for the slight water bed tummy which is only going to go away with time. i don't feel like i'm hungry or missing anything from my meals. my running is just going to keep getting faster and longer, i'm not rotating through the Jillian levels 1,2 & 3 (and its not getting easier!!) mike and i are enjoying taking our family out for weekend hikes, and of course always searching for new, easy meals to make.
i can honestly say i am the happiest i've been. i'm married to my best friend, raising my happy little boy, and i'm healthy!
Goals:
in true Cayla fashion i have to set more goals...come on who doesn't love squashing goals?!
-i'd ideally like to loose 5 more lbs
-build more muscles (bring it on Jillian!)
-do a 5k either august or september (hard to really set this one mainly because i have no idea which state we'll be living in so it may be a spur of the moment one)
-run the cda half next year. (ugh 13.1 miles?! can i really do that?! i'm willing to train and find out!)
-get back into yoga or at least touch my toes again! (also this one will come with time depending on where we're at)
-continue to try one new recipe a week
Pre-Pregnancy:
when we first moved to Wyoming i was probably the most unhappy with my body I'd been in awhile. of course i believe that goes hand in hand with not being happy with myself as well. so i set out to start running. of course we had just gotten Rem so he needed to be walked daily... so why not try running?! i started running and loved it. i honestly don't even know how long i was running for though i wish i would have calculated it but i was gone for about 45 minutes total (walking included.)
i also decided to pick up yoga again. best decision i could have made. i had always loved yoga but didn't have time to fully practice it.
although i was exercising daily the weight just wasn't coming off. i think i lost maybe 5 lbs but i was happy with my results and myself. i was starting to cook more but we were taking full advantage of being 21 and carefree (lots of beer & pizza!!)
Feb. 2011 (before moving to wy)
Pregnancy:to say i was sick during my pregnancy would be an understatement. i threw up my entire pregnancy! maybe 3 week in December i got a break... it was slightly horrible. having all day sickness kind of put my running to a hault. my original plan was to continue jogging until it got too uncomfortable. i'm jealous of those woman who run their whole pregnancies. i couldn't... between my boobs aching and throwing up the whole way i switched to multiple short walks a day.
i stayed with yoga my entire pregnancy. once again probably the best thing i could have done for myself and my little baby. it was relaxing and challenging. instantly it got harder... trying to stay flexible while pregnant is kind of a joke. i'm still trying to touch my toes! i did vinyassa yoga and restorative yoga until i was about 28 weeks than i switched to prenatal yoga. i'm glad i stuck it out the whole way through... it helped me so much with breathing and we all know if you're going natural breathing is all ya got to hold onto!! ouch!
i ate relatively healthy the whole time. i didn't have any strange cravings like some woman, all i craved was fresh fruit. now living in Wyoming searching for fresh fruit, yah damn near impossible! at least when we got back to Idaho i filled my cravings with jamba juice. yum!
38 weeks
Post-Pregnancy:
by the time i was ready to deliver wesson i weighed 170, the heaviest i had ever been. i was so ready to strap my boy in the stroller and get to walking the weight off asap! i had wesson at 40 weeks and 4 days; april 26th. after giving my body, oh a week to recover i decided to start walking. my favorite baby shower present was my Jeep Stroller and man is that thing getting miles put on! i also bought Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. best. video. ever.
"dealing" with my newborn was so simple. yes we got up in the middle of the night but once 5 am rolled around i was ready to go. i'm not a napper and somehow i survived on my few hours of sleep (thinking about it now, yah not sure how i did that) after his morning bath and feed i'd put him down on the couch and pop the DVD in. 25 minutes is nothing to get a good work out in. i tried to get walks in daily but in the beginning that was pretty difficult with the puppy and wesson, who really just wanted to stretch out and sleep.
we moved to colorado when wesson was 4 weeks old. that week i decided it was time to get serious. at this point my sweet baby boy was sleeping through the night 8pm to 6am, yah im spoiled! i was 155 at this point... i was doing my DVD every morning and walking in the afternoons but i just felt like i needed more. so i added in my runs with just Remmi before Mike left for work and Wesson was up. my day now starts at 4:30am (ouch!) i have to get up pump for a half hour than i'm ready to run. i walked first and mapped out my distance that i wanted to achieve. my goal is to get around 3 miles in... right now i can run a little over a mile. i know if doesn't sound like much, but it still amazes me how my body has changed and is still changing! my uterus is still trying to get back to normal and most days during my run my cramps kick and i'm reminded i can't push it or i'll really be suffering!
as for yoga i'm sad to report i'm all alone. my yoga now consists of my favorite poses on my pink mat in the trailer :( i plan on changing this once we get home and grandma can watch her favorite boy!! ;)
our "diet" is not a diet. well if you ask my husband it is because we don't have oreos in the house anymore. if only i had his metabolism! we eat clean and healthy. to me that means we eat have some kind of meats and veggies in every meal, plenty of quick easy snacks to grab and we try to buy all our fruits and veggies from a local stand. cheaper and better tasting! my sweet tooth fix: my iced coffee in the afternoons and a little wine at night! hey can't give it all up!
10 weeks: 15 lbs lost
Where I'm At Now:i'm currently weighed in at 140!! i feel awesome except for the slight water bed tummy which is only going to go away with time. i don't feel like i'm hungry or missing anything from my meals. my running is just going to keep getting faster and longer, i'm not rotating through the Jillian levels 1,2 & 3 (and its not getting easier!!) mike and i are enjoying taking our family out for weekend hikes, and of course always searching for new, easy meals to make.
i can honestly say i am the happiest i've been. i'm married to my best friend, raising my happy little boy, and i'm healthy!
Goals:
in true Cayla fashion i have to set more goals...come on who doesn't love squashing goals?!
-i'd ideally like to loose 5 more lbs
-build more muscles (bring it on Jillian!)
-do a 5k either august or september (hard to really set this one mainly because i have no idea which state we'll be living in so it may be a spur of the moment one)
-run the cda half next year. (ugh 13.1 miles?! can i really do that?! i'm willing to train and find out!)
-get back into yoga or at least touch my toes again! (also this one will come with time depending on where we're at)
-continue to try one new recipe a week
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
homemade salsa!
yup we did it... we made homemade salsa and its honestly the best salsa we've ever had! we still had some pace we wanted to use up first but mike decided to throw it out after eating ours :) we use our salsa for chips & salsa and for our tacos (with our homemade taco seasoning! yah we're pretty "yuppie" now!)
i found the recipe on pintrest (where else!?) we modified it a little just to make it the way we like...we found a veggie stand not even 5 miles from us so we get all of our vegetables and some fruits from there. we got all our salsa stuff plus some of their homemade chips for $7 and that made 3 pint jars and we have a few things left over... cannot beat that!
here's what you'll need this makes one pint jar:
--2 tomatoes
--1 can original Rotel (i don't put rotel in mine i just double the mators, my salsa is basically chopped tomatoes no spice)
--1 lime (roll around first than squeeze juices out into the blender)
--1/2 small onion chopped
--1 garlic clove (peel than smash with spoon)
--1/2 to 1 jalapeno chopped (as you probably guessed i used no jalapeno in mine, ya no thanks... mike put one whole one in his... we seeded his if you like it really hot keep the seeds and if you use the seeds feel free to brag to us! we ate one seed and thought we were going to burn our tongues off!)
-- 1 teaspoon honey
--1/4 teaspoon ground cummin
--1/2 teaspoon salt
--hand full of chopped cilantro
once you have everything prepared throw it all into a blender, my magic bullet is the PERFECT size to make one pint of salsa! i literally pulse for a few seconds i like my salsa chunky. mike chops his up longer...
its really, really rediciously easy. we've decided we actually enjoy doing homemade foods like this together. its fun to figure out how to make it perfect for us... plus we defiantly get our use out of all those left over wedding mason jars!
i found the recipe on pintrest (where else!?) we modified it a little just to make it the way we like...we found a veggie stand not even 5 miles from us so we get all of our vegetables and some fruits from there. we got all our salsa stuff plus some of their homemade chips for $7 and that made 3 pint jars and we have a few things left over... cannot beat that!
here's what you'll need this makes one pint jar:
--2 tomatoes
--1 can original Rotel (i don't put rotel in mine i just double the mators, my salsa is basically chopped tomatoes no spice)
--1 lime (roll around first than squeeze juices out into the blender)
--1/2 small onion chopped
--1 garlic clove (peel than smash with spoon)
--1/2 to 1 jalapeno chopped (as you probably guessed i used no jalapeno in mine, ya no thanks... mike put one whole one in his... we seeded his if you like it really hot keep the seeds and if you use the seeds feel free to brag to us! we ate one seed and thought we were going to burn our tongues off!)
-- 1 teaspoon honey
--1/4 teaspoon ground cummin
--1/2 teaspoon salt
--hand full of chopped cilantro
once you have everything prepared throw it all into a blender, my magic bullet is the PERFECT size to make one pint of salsa! i literally pulse for a few seconds i like my salsa chunky. mike chops his up longer...
its really, really rediciously easy. we've decided we actually enjoy doing homemade foods like this together. its fun to figure out how to make it perfect for us... plus we defiantly get our use out of all those left over wedding mason jars!
yummmmmm!! :)
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Idaho Springs
yes thats right we went to idaho well the closest we could get while being in colorado :)
after going on our fathers day hike we decided we really really enjoying hiking! and why wouldn't we?? its free, remmi gets his exercise, we get our exercise, wesson gets to get out in the fresh air, change of senery, and good family bonding. i love it.
mike found this hike for us... i'm a control freak, we all know it. so when he said i found a hike i resisted getting on there and micromanaging. i just made sandwiches and packed up our boys and said lets go! ha mayyybe i should have double checked the directions to find out exactly where my honey dearest was taking us. haha needless to say we took the loooong way there. yes i'm better with directions than my husband. i can thank my dad for that one, he wouldn't have a daughter who needed a guys help with directions ;)
anywaaays he got us there. we drove through idaho springs which by the way is the cutest town! it reminds me so much of wallace. we want to go back and stay at this bed and breakfast. so cute! we drove about 12 miles up to mount evans which is the highest paved road in north america. elevation was over 14,000 feet above sea level! we didn't go on the drive this time but on a rainy day we might... the area was so beautiful. we parked at the entrance of mount evans next to echo lake. it was such a pretty lake but of course in colorado for some reason you're not aloud to swim in most lakes... ugh.
our plan was originally to hike up to idaho springs lake which was about a 4 mile hike. we got about 2 miles in and decided yah well save the full hike for another time! haha its one thing to go on a hike but strap wesson to me (first time using our spiffy back back thanks Nicole and Patty!) and add in way higher elevation than we're used to 2 miles was perfect! our stopping point was at this little river where we ate lunch rested and prepped for the hike back up. holy cow it was hard! mike offered to take wes on the way up but no way was this mama giving up that easy, although i think my shoulders are wishing i would have haha. oh and by the way wesson loved the trip! he slept some but mostly just loved looking around at everything. hes a nature boy thats for sure!
i was better about pictures this time so enjoy. it really was a breath taking area that we will be going back to again soon. we've decided we're going to try to take on a hike every weekend. :) its been so fun searching for new ones and new areas away from ugly brighton!
after going on our fathers day hike we decided we really really enjoying hiking! and why wouldn't we?? its free, remmi gets his exercise, we get our exercise, wesson gets to get out in the fresh air, change of senery, and good family bonding. i love it.
mike found this hike for us... i'm a control freak, we all know it. so when he said i found a hike i resisted getting on there and micromanaging. i just made sandwiches and packed up our boys and said lets go! ha mayyybe i should have double checked the directions to find out exactly where my honey dearest was taking us. haha needless to say we took the loooong way there. yes i'm better with directions than my husband. i can thank my dad for that one, he wouldn't have a daughter who needed a guys help with directions ;)
anywaaays he got us there. we drove through idaho springs which by the way is the cutest town! it reminds me so much of wallace. we want to go back and stay at this bed and breakfast. so cute! we drove about 12 miles up to mount evans which is the highest paved road in north america. elevation was over 14,000 feet above sea level! we didn't go on the drive this time but on a rainy day we might... the area was so beautiful. we parked at the entrance of mount evans next to echo lake. it was such a pretty lake but of course in colorado for some reason you're not aloud to swim in most lakes... ugh.
our plan was originally to hike up to idaho springs lake which was about a 4 mile hike. we got about 2 miles in and decided yah well save the full hike for another time! haha its one thing to go on a hike but strap wesson to me (first time using our spiffy back back thanks Nicole and Patty!) and add in way higher elevation than we're used to 2 miles was perfect! our stopping point was at this little river where we ate lunch rested and prepped for the hike back up. holy cow it was hard! mike offered to take wes on the way up but no way was this mama giving up that easy, although i think my shoulders are wishing i would have haha. oh and by the way wesson loved the trip! he slept some but mostly just loved looking around at everything. hes a nature boy thats for sure!
i was better about pictures this time so enjoy. it really was a breath taking area that we will be going back to again soon. we've decided we're going to try to take on a hike every weekend. :) its been so fun searching for new ones and new areas away from ugly brighton!
already to go!
echo lake
the easy walking area...
lake echo
laying down the first bit of water... he was hot!
where we ate lunch
camo baby
my handsome broken husband
remmi loving the water
the mcbrides :)
Monday, June 25, 2012
2nd chances.
i cannot believe tomorrow Wesson will be two months old... its scary, exciting, and so rewarding...
my son is a huge part of my life, obviously. i love every minute we spend together. our early morning smiles, morning baths (which i have to refill the water typically twice because i can't bear to break his smile and take him out yet...) our baby yoga in the afternoons, and one of my favorites saying our night time prayers. i'm very, very lucky i get to do this things. i have a husband who provides for us. its crazy to think i will never have to work if i don't want to. i get to watch my babies grow daily. trust me i do not take this for granted.
i'm blessed, not just oh yah i'm having a good day blessed. i'm truely blessed with my life. i went through some horrible times with my husband. looking back now i'd like to smack my 21 year old retard self for almost loosing the man i get to share these memories with. we're typical parents now. our conversations revolve around Wes. this is exactly how i've pictured my life. well minus the trailer and colorado part. we are constantly planning our evenings and weekends for what we want to do and what time so we can beat the heat. i love our evenings now. after wesson goes down for the night he cracks a beer i grab my wine and we sit and play cards for hours and chat about days... i don't think i ever want cable again! okay thats a lie... we rent lots of movies too ha.
its hard getting married and having a baby before your friends.... but i chose this route i wanted this... it stings a little to know i really am loosing connections with my girlfriends. my life is one baby time, not happy hour. that's okay though. i'm excited for the day they call me up asking for advice on diapers or to call and share the exciting news of their baby laughing, or rolling over for the first time.... maybe than they'll understand why i was so excited to share my news and disappointed at their nonchallent reaction.
yes this is where i belong though.. getting up before everyone else to get my run in, my half hour spent running with Rem thanking God for giving me my second chance at this life. coming back to snuggle with my husband before either his alarm goes off or my handsome boy wakes up. one of my most treasured hours-- after mike gets off to work, rem and wes sleeping, coffee in hand enjoying a little quiet before taking on those sweet smiles. yes, happy and blessed... i'll take it.
my son is a huge part of my life, obviously. i love every minute we spend together. our early morning smiles, morning baths (which i have to refill the water typically twice because i can't bear to break his smile and take him out yet...) our baby yoga in the afternoons, and one of my favorites saying our night time prayers. i'm very, very lucky i get to do this things. i have a husband who provides for us. its crazy to think i will never have to work if i don't want to. i get to watch my babies grow daily. trust me i do not take this for granted.
i'm blessed, not just oh yah i'm having a good day blessed. i'm truely blessed with my life. i went through some horrible times with my husband. looking back now i'd like to smack my 21 year old retard self for almost loosing the man i get to share these memories with. we're typical parents now. our conversations revolve around Wes. this is exactly how i've pictured my life. well minus the trailer and colorado part. we are constantly planning our evenings and weekends for what we want to do and what time so we can beat the heat. i love our evenings now. after wesson goes down for the night he cracks a beer i grab my wine and we sit and play cards for hours and chat about days... i don't think i ever want cable again! okay thats a lie... we rent lots of movies too ha.
its hard getting married and having a baby before your friends.... but i chose this route i wanted this... it stings a little to know i really am loosing connections with my girlfriends. my life is one baby time, not happy hour. that's okay though. i'm excited for the day they call me up asking for advice on diapers or to call and share the exciting news of their baby laughing, or rolling over for the first time.... maybe than they'll understand why i was so excited to share my news and disappointed at their nonchallent reaction.
yes this is where i belong though.. getting up before everyone else to get my run in, my half hour spent running with Rem thanking God for giving me my second chance at this life. coming back to snuggle with my husband before either his alarm goes off or my handsome boy wakes up. one of my most treasured hours-- after mike gets off to work, rem and wes sleeping, coffee in hand enjoying a little quiet before taking on those sweet smiles. yes, happy and blessed... i'll take it.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Broken Hand=Family Time
i'm not saying i wished for mike to break his hand but i'm not complaining about getting to see his cute face before 9 pm now. he got his cast put on yesterday and go figure it is bright ass hunter orange. he goes back in on July 10th to hopefully get the cast removed or they'll put a soft cast on again. so until he is all healed my lineman is put on light duty 4 10s :) he's obviously a little pissed but hey he's still working and he gets to see us a little more! my first thought was yes camping! but because Colorado is going up in flames an hour north we're put on a no fire ban shoot.
we finally had a nice weekend together. made up for my first rough weeks here... Saturday we dropped Rem off at doggy day care and went into Denver to the aquarium. we figured Wesson would sleep the whole time but even better he was wide awake and loving it! we held him most the time and he would just stare at all the fish. it was so precious! at lunch we sat in front of the huge tank and he just laid back and watched. he was the perfect baby!
we finally had a nice weekend together. made up for my first rough weeks here... Saturday we dropped Rem off at doggy day care and went into Denver to the aquarium. we figured Wesson would sleep the whole time but even better he was wide awake and loving it! we held him most the time and he would just stare at all the fish. it was so precious! at lunch we sat in front of the huge tank and he just laid back and watched. he was the perfect baby!
big ass ugly fish... go figure this is the only fish picture i took!
Sunday was Mike's first fathers day :) so we packed up our boys and drove an hour to Evergreen Lake. we picked this hike because we wanted to take the stroller and needed a shorter hike. it was beautiful if we could move closer to this area we could in a heart beat! Evergreen Lake was so pretty and the path was perfect for a stroller, most of the way... about half way we came to stairs going down and than back up the other side. obviously not the best for a stroller so we went to turn around and retrace our steps when a mama elk and her baby decided they wanted to use the path. ugh... so either wait it out or try the stairs. being adventurous we chose stairs. great plan for my one armed husband. but we made it down and up safely thankfully! :)
Evergreen Lake, CO
Path from above the stairs
Not sure of our plans this weekend. mike has class in Denver saturday so we might try to find another sunday hike... this time we'll be using our sweet back pack Nicole and Patty got us!!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
what we know
-i'm going to have good days and reeeally hard/bad days but i'm strong
-mike can give up junk food and eat healthy with me, who knew! although i had to find a "healthy" cookie recipe for him. oatmeal cookies = 46 cal
-itsy bitsy yoga makes me feel like a total goober but i love it... "iiiiinnnnn, ouuuuut good happy baby!" ha just roll with it
-i've managed to get back to my pre baby weight and i've lost 4 pounds. i am extremly proud of my hard work although this whole flabby tummy, uterus contracting bullshit sucks i'm sticking with it and will hit my goal
-i have probably the worlds best baby. he created his own schedule and is sticking to it
-every mother who has ever said time is going to fly was right. i'm amazed daily at how much wesson is changing and growing... he is the sweetest little boy already.
-mike is working a lot. like 76 hours the last week a lot. its hard for me but harder on him... he finally got to hold his baby this morning. this is the reason i'm here... he may not get to hold him daily but he gets to see him and kiss him good night every single night. worth the long, lonely days for me.
-i have the best friend. Brandy's daily encouraging texts and talks are helping me through. Brandy you're the best ever.
-unlimitated free mobile to mobile calling is the best invention ever. i talk to mom on average 3 times a day.... i love it. i'm so glad she doesn't have a "normal" job these chats push me through rough times
-colorado storms are simply amazing...we've had tornado warnings, high wind warnings, fire warnings and now i'm listening to the thunder roll in while its still 92 degrees out. beautiful.
-i'm married to an incredible man who despite his long hours still manages to rub my back before bed, run spaz dog at 4am so mornings go smoothly for me, fixed my stroller tires after my off roading stunt, and he does it all without one complaint. also guess who's turning the big 2-3 in two weeks...his one request for out for burger, fries, and a beer... go figure! but he said he wants a small icecream cake so we can quickly get back on track. oh i love him.
-i can navigate myself in the truck to the super target, vs, bass pro, and walmart without my navigator now! i suck at city driving though...
-moms who said i'd loose sleep havent met my son... hes going on 9 days of 8 hours solid sleep. simply wonderful.
-i am extremly thankful & blessed i get to be a full time mom. i couldnt imagine sharing these smiles
-i have a frustrating puppy that i cant get rid of
-ive mastered pushing a stroller & walking said frustrating puppy through sandy paths... whew now thats a workout!
-life is so precious. my heart aches for my friend katie who had to say good bye to her sweet 6 month old baby girl. please include them in your prayers tonight....<3
-mike can give up junk food and eat healthy with me, who knew! although i had to find a "healthy" cookie recipe for him. oatmeal cookies = 46 cal
-itsy bitsy yoga makes me feel like a total goober but i love it... "iiiiinnnnn, ouuuuut good happy baby!" ha just roll with it
-i've managed to get back to my pre baby weight and i've lost 4 pounds. i am extremly proud of my hard work although this whole flabby tummy, uterus contracting bullshit sucks i'm sticking with it and will hit my goal
-i have probably the worlds best baby. he created his own schedule and is sticking to it
-every mother who has ever said time is going to fly was right. i'm amazed daily at how much wesson is changing and growing... he is the sweetest little boy already.
-mike is working a lot. like 76 hours the last week a lot. its hard for me but harder on him... he finally got to hold his baby this morning. this is the reason i'm here... he may not get to hold him daily but he gets to see him and kiss him good night every single night. worth the long, lonely days for me.
-i have the best friend. Brandy's daily encouraging texts and talks are helping me through. Brandy you're the best ever.
-unlimitated free mobile to mobile calling is the best invention ever. i talk to mom on average 3 times a day.... i love it. i'm so glad she doesn't have a "normal" job these chats push me through rough times
-colorado storms are simply amazing...we've had tornado warnings, high wind warnings, fire warnings and now i'm listening to the thunder roll in while its still 92 degrees out. beautiful.
-i'm married to an incredible man who despite his long hours still manages to rub my back before bed, run spaz dog at 4am so mornings go smoothly for me, fixed my stroller tires after my off roading stunt, and he does it all without one complaint. also guess who's turning the big 2-3 in two weeks...his one request for out for burger, fries, and a beer... go figure! but he said he wants a small icecream cake so we can quickly get back on track. oh i love him.
-i can navigate myself in the truck to the super target, vs, bass pro, and walmart without my navigator now! i suck at city driving though...
-moms who said i'd loose sleep havent met my son... hes going on 9 days of 8 hours solid sleep. simply wonderful.
-i am extremly thankful & blessed i get to be a full time mom. i couldnt imagine sharing these smiles
-i have a frustrating puppy that i cant get rid of
-ive mastered pushing a stroller & walking said frustrating puppy through sandy paths... whew now thats a workout!
-life is so precious. my heart aches for my friend katie who had to say good bye to her sweet 6 month old baby girl. please include them in your prayers tonight....<3
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